At 38, I can say with certainty that every decision that truly changed my life (the ones that rocketed me off the mundane program society laid out) were also the scariest.
The biggest risks.
The moments where I followed a deep, intuitive knowing that made no logical sense at all.
Quitting the job.
Taking the leap.
Traveling without a plan.
All of it.
Our logical minds were trained for 12+ years to think in a way that benefits the machine, not the individual.
So if I have any advice for the younger audience on here, it’s this: trust your wild intuition.
Don’t be afraid to do what seems completely illogical. That’s usually where the magic begins.
I'm 18 right now, I'll be 19 by December and I've made the conscious decision to take the path that's less taken by most people. The uncertain path, the hard one. And honestly I've been loving it.
Doing hard things, making mistakes, failing and learning. I'm really enjoying the process and it seems like i might just play this game to the very end.
This is pure spiritual jiu-jitsu. Boldness as the antidote to spiritual entropy.
That line “indecisiveness is death” isn't just a warning—it’s a prophecy. Every day we defer the call to choose, we’re letting algorithms, parents, and fear write our story.
You reminded me that mistakes are the tuition we pay to drop out of default reality and build our own.
Thanks for your personal examples on making bold decisions and the debrief on values/energy/resources. We need to see more of this. "Idle mode" is the enemy 🐺
I started leanring web design and no code development in my mid 2nd semester, at that time i was newbie and don't know what I want. My college attendance is 85% strict, had no time left.
My 4th year started a week ago and I learned - writing, copywriting, linkedin personal branding, web design, no-code development and now I'm learning Go-to-market Engineering (GTME), I made lit money with those previous skills but I thought that is not for me.
I want to build something meaningful and long-lasting. I want to known for something big like one of my mentor @dankoe.
I love business side of things so I started GTM Engineering and outbound tools like clay, apollo, i nstantly and other which is useful.
Side by side, I write to practice in @kortex and posted it on Instagram @jaivik.gajjar and LinkedIn.
I know I will build something great in my life, stay tune for it. I'm in 4th year, still 1 year left to build sustainable income while creating content around AI, writing and self-growth.
Thank you everyone for reading it. Love to connect with like minded people. THANKS.
Hello. I’m starting something new for Catholic singles 27–37; real talk about love, marriage, and faith. I’d love your support. Would you consider subscribing or sharing with someone who might need this?
At the age of four, I had an innate sense that what I had observed in those years was not something I had any interest in participating in. This sprouted from close to every angle my mind could comprehend at that time. At four I had not had any profound insight or extraordinary experiences, but every Sunday as we pulled into the parking lot of Christ the King Lutheran church, something in my four year old mind and body cringed.
I begged to stay at home and would hide in my closet. Every Sunday was a battleground between my parents and my dad's mother. At that age, I could express the physical and psychological discomfort that rolled over me about going to that place. I have nothing against Christianity or religion, but I knew it was not anything I would be willing to accept. From then on my intuition made me a stubborn and difficult child to deal with. I know now how fortunate I was to have parents who were not the kind to bother with the small stuff.
As I aged this sense of feeling alien to what the majority of the population considered normal dulled down a bit, and that allowed me to be able to keep one foot in this illusion while I struggled with the variety of illusions that I assumed everyone knew about but never spoke of.
I am not delusional, nor do I have any mental health diagnosis that would easily explain to the community why I struggled with things I couldn't explain.
I tried, I made an effort to follow the instructions, and do what was expected of me, and the people around me. It wasn't until my third year at university that I had whst would be labeled as a full psychosis, or mental breakdown that landed me in the psych ward for a semester. This was a pivotal time for me in life. I couldn't recognize it at the time, and I wouldn't be able to fully understand why I felt so hopeless.
I like to believe that every person is exactly where they are supposed to be, and the more one fights that the more chaos one allows in their mind. If every single one of us could live by the popular narrative of the soil we were born on I would bet people would be happier. I think that is a fair and truthful statement. But, is that what true happiness is? If all of us liked the popular narrative I guess it could be, but for those of us who cannot see the world in a few pigments that have been agreed upon by the majority, life can become the complete opposite.
I don't dwell on the past, or the struggles I had to battle out with myself and the norms of Western society. I now understand that where I am in this cosmos is exactly where I am supposed to be. I have been beyond fortunate to bind back, swim upstream, or drown the flyer in the sea as some know. It's the work sometimes called,’ the great work’, and if you understand what I am saying I need say no more.
Adults, there is an unusual shift happening, as you go through life doing you, don't ever let someone else tell you it is wrong. If you abide by the golden rule the ebb and flow has less turbulence and things end up being simpler and less complicated. It's not my place or duty to prophesy. Where I am is where I should be and I know this because of the abundance of synchronous events and knowledge of understanding the doctrine that encompasses who and what I truly am. I ‘ Know Thyself,’ and I know I know nothing.
If you have spent a life of fulfilling persona after persona, feeling miserable and misunderstood I wish I could hand you the answers, but the truth is you have them, you likely cannot be still enough to listen. This too is the popular narrative that we are shown by certain individuals who maintain a pristine amount of knowledge of our biases and how to cater to them.
I always thought it was funny that the box in most people's dwellings is called TELL A VISION. Now we have so much more with INTO THE NET, and all of its shiny AI and massive amounts of information that may or may not be true. We have been enjoying evolution, but not involution, and without both, it is nearly impossible to go further. I am only writing from my experiences and the gnosis that I have been taught. I don't expect anyone to agree or disagree. Carl Jung, the Swiss psychologist who spent a lifetime asking questions few would dare to in his time, has written an abundance on the topic. So have many other individuals throughout history from all aspects of life.
I am not a writer, but this article resonated with some of my thoughts. Thank you for sharing it on here.
lol sleeping in the guest room of your ex’s place because you want to save money and work on the biz. Sounds like something I’d do. Lived in the closet of a shared flat for a year in…2019 I think. Right next to the toilet. Just had my meditation cushion there and my laptop. Slept on a yoga mat. Rent was €100 a month. Good times. lol
At 38, I can say with certainty that every decision that truly changed my life (the ones that rocketed me off the mundane program society laid out) were also the scariest.
The biggest risks.
The moments where I followed a deep, intuitive knowing that made no logical sense at all.
Quitting the job.
Taking the leap.
Traveling without a plan.
All of it.
Our logical minds were trained for 12+ years to think in a way that benefits the machine, not the individual.
So if I have any advice for the younger audience on here, it’s this: trust your wild intuition.
Don’t be afraid to do what seems completely illogical. That’s usually where the magic begins.
🔥🫡
Love it ma'an, thank you for reminder!
Took me 60+ years to make the decision, now look out world! Thanks, Dan!
Joe & David I’m going to squeeze in between you both at 55. 😁
Hi Joe, did you benefit from Dan's paid subscription?
I’m past you , just a bit, Joe. I’m glad to hear that it’s not too late. There’s hope, then, for me too.
Making me feel quick at 40 😀
lol!
Did and still do…
This essay really resonates.
I'm 18 right now, I'll be 19 by December and I've made the conscious decision to take the path that's less taken by most people. The uncertain path, the hard one. And honestly I've been loving it.
Doing hard things, making mistakes, failing and learning. I'm really enjoying the process and it seems like i might just play this game to the very end.
Same!! In age and agency. Let's keep going on this track
Hmm. Thought provoking.
Loved the storytelling too, haven't heard that before.
BTW, that 3 million dollar mistake got something to do with Kortex?
I think you might want to consider "hurtling" instead of "hurling".
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hurtling
If you're describing throwing something, use "hurling."
If you're describing something moving quickly, use "hurtling."
Exactly. He references somebody moving quickly down the wrong path. In context, I think he means hurtling as in down the tracks.
"You're hurtling down the wrong path," not hurling.
My mind immediately pictured an anthropomorphic freight train throwing things down the railroad tracks haha
Dan, I sure hope the "$3 million" mistake you refer to is not Kortex....
This is pure spiritual jiu-jitsu. Boldness as the antidote to spiritual entropy.
That line “indecisiveness is death” isn't just a warning—it’s a prophecy. Every day we defer the call to choose, we’re letting algorithms, parents, and fear write our story.
You reminded me that mistakes are the tuition we pay to drop out of default reality and build our own.
“Your nervous system is your compass. Use it.”
Grateful for this wake-up bell.
“I had gained the priceless clarity of what I want.” Sometimes what we want comes through what we don’t want. Super nice read! Thanks!
With 3.8 Mil Mistake you mean Kortex? Please tell me thats not correct
Thanks for your personal examples on making bold decisions and the debrief on values/energy/resources. We need to see more of this. "Idle mode" is the enemy 🐺
I started leanring web design and no code development in my mid 2nd semester, at that time i was newbie and don't know what I want. My college attendance is 85% strict, had no time left.
My 4th year started a week ago and I learned - writing, copywriting, linkedin personal branding, web design, no-code development and now I'm learning Go-to-market Engineering (GTME), I made lit money with those previous skills but I thought that is not for me.
I want to build something meaningful and long-lasting. I want to known for something big like one of my mentor @dankoe.
I love business side of things so I started GTM Engineering and outbound tools like clay, apollo, i nstantly and other which is useful.
Side by side, I write to practice in @kortex and posted it on Instagram @jaivik.gajjar and LinkedIn.
I know I will build something great in my life, stay tune for it. I'm in 4th year, still 1 year left to build sustainable income while creating content around AI, writing and self-growth.
Thank you everyone for reading it. Love to connect with like minded people. THANKS.
Hello. I’m starting something new for Catholic singles 27–37; real talk about love, marriage, and faith. I’d love your support. Would you consider subscribing or sharing with someone who might need this?
At the age of four, I had an innate sense that what I had observed in those years was not something I had any interest in participating in. This sprouted from close to every angle my mind could comprehend at that time. At four I had not had any profound insight or extraordinary experiences, but every Sunday as we pulled into the parking lot of Christ the King Lutheran church, something in my four year old mind and body cringed.
I begged to stay at home and would hide in my closet. Every Sunday was a battleground between my parents and my dad's mother. At that age, I could express the physical and psychological discomfort that rolled over me about going to that place. I have nothing against Christianity or religion, but I knew it was not anything I would be willing to accept. From then on my intuition made me a stubborn and difficult child to deal with. I know now how fortunate I was to have parents who were not the kind to bother with the small stuff.
As I aged this sense of feeling alien to what the majority of the population considered normal dulled down a bit, and that allowed me to be able to keep one foot in this illusion while I struggled with the variety of illusions that I assumed everyone knew about but never spoke of.
I am not delusional, nor do I have any mental health diagnosis that would easily explain to the community why I struggled with things I couldn't explain.
I tried, I made an effort to follow the instructions, and do what was expected of me, and the people around me. It wasn't until my third year at university that I had whst would be labeled as a full psychosis, or mental breakdown that landed me in the psych ward for a semester. This was a pivotal time for me in life. I couldn't recognize it at the time, and I wouldn't be able to fully understand why I felt so hopeless.
I like to believe that every person is exactly where they are supposed to be, and the more one fights that the more chaos one allows in their mind. If every single one of us could live by the popular narrative of the soil we were born on I would bet people would be happier. I think that is a fair and truthful statement. But, is that what true happiness is? If all of us liked the popular narrative I guess it could be, but for those of us who cannot see the world in a few pigments that have been agreed upon by the majority, life can become the complete opposite.
I don't dwell on the past, or the struggles I had to battle out with myself and the norms of Western society. I now understand that where I am in this cosmos is exactly where I am supposed to be. I have been beyond fortunate to bind back, swim upstream, or drown the flyer in the sea as some know. It's the work sometimes called,’ the great work’, and if you understand what I am saying I need say no more.
Adults, there is an unusual shift happening, as you go through life doing you, don't ever let someone else tell you it is wrong. If you abide by the golden rule the ebb and flow has less turbulence and things end up being simpler and less complicated. It's not my place or duty to prophesy. Where I am is where I should be and I know this because of the abundance of synchronous events and knowledge of understanding the doctrine that encompasses who and what I truly am. I ‘ Know Thyself,’ and I know I know nothing.
If you have spent a life of fulfilling persona after persona, feeling miserable and misunderstood I wish I could hand you the answers, but the truth is you have them, you likely cannot be still enough to listen. This too is the popular narrative that we are shown by certain individuals who maintain a pristine amount of knowledge of our biases and how to cater to them.
I always thought it was funny that the box in most people's dwellings is called TELL A VISION. Now we have so much more with INTO THE NET, and all of its shiny AI and massive amounts of information that may or may not be true. We have been enjoying evolution, but not involution, and without both, it is nearly impossible to go further. I am only writing from my experiences and the gnosis that I have been taught. I don't expect anyone to agree or disagree. Carl Jung, the Swiss psychologist who spent a lifetime asking questions few would dare to in his time, has written an abundance on the topic. So have many other individuals throughout history from all aspects of life.
I am not a writer, but this article resonated with some of my thoughts. Thank you for sharing it on here.
lol sleeping in the guest room of your ex’s place because you want to save money and work on the biz. Sounds like something I’d do. Lived in the closet of a shared flat for a year in…2019 I think. Right next to the toilet. Just had my meditation cushion there and my laptop. Slept on a yoga mat. Rent was €100 a month. Good times. lol
There is not wrong decision @DAN KOE
https://substack.com/@martinzuzak/note/c-129654469?r=3en26e
Thanks for revolutionizing thought-process. By not making decisions, you can only delay your imminent fall into the trap of mediocrity.